Lesson 2: 4.2- Human-Environment Interaction in Europe

How have environmental resources and limitations shaped European life?

equator, Chernobyl, fertile, aqueduct, Zuider Sea, Spain, colonialism, acid rain, endangered species, trade, Christianity, habitat, environment, dike, raw materials, Soviet Union / USSR, irrigation, France, precipitation, transportation, Irish Potato Famine, mineral, urban, export, natural resource, fossil fuel, Soviet Famine of 1932, Kaskaskia, Pompeii, mercantilism, Columbian Exchange, import, pollution, continent, nuclear power, Great European Famine, air quality, Great Britain, Europe, overfishing, Chunnel, Black Forest , earthquake, canal, colony, standard of living, eruption of Mount Vesuvius, markets, pile, indigenous, Felix's Flood, deforestation, climate, Russian Famine of 1921

CIV 6-7.3 - Compare historical and contemporary means of changing societies and promoting the common good.
GEO 6-7.11 - Explain how global changes in population distribution affect changes in land use in particular regions.
GEO 6-7.8 - Evaluate the influences of long-term, human-induced environmental change on conflict and cooperation.

DOK 1-3

This concept describes how Europeans have depended on and modified their environment, as well as how limited natural resources, in some cases, have affected Europeans’ lives.

Students may think that because European powers colonized other parts of the world, they had few natural resources of their own. Explain that Europeans wanted more diverse resources, which is part of the reason they established colonies in other places, but that they had a number of beneficial resources of their own.
Students may think that travel throughout Europe has always been easy, but, in reality, the mountains acted as barriers between different regions in the continent for many years.
Students may assume nuclear power is not very common, because it is used infrequently in the United States. In Europe, however, nuclear power has been used for decades and is a fairly common source of power for many parts of the continent.

For this concept include texts, video segments, photographs, images, and documents related to key terms. These varied sources support students in making connections between ideas and across media types.

Guided notes on the section. 

Check work in progress as students view the vocabulary terms through the various resources provided to them.

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Writing utensil 

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